Prolonged TV viewing is linked to a higher risk of coronary heart disease, says new international study

[basquebromance]

If we all watched less than an hour of TV a day, we could prevent more than 1 in 10 cases.

Reducing TV viewing to less than one hour a day could help prevent more than one in ten cases of coronary heart disease

Watching too much TV is associated with increased risk of coronary heart disease regardless of an individual’s genetic makeup, say a team of scientists at the

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[Baron Von Murderpaws]

Living on this planet is heart disease waiting to happen.

 

[Polishprince]

Maybe its the sitting on your butt on the couch that is the problem and the TV watching is just coincidental?

A friend of mine doesn't have a TV, but he spends a lot of time sitting around reading books and has had quadruple bypass.

 

[basquebromance]

Maybe its the sitting on your butt on the couch that is the problem and the TV watching is just coincidental?

A friend of mine doesn't have a TV, but he spends a lot of time sitting around reading books and has had quadruple bypass.

i work out while watching sports like wrestling or soccer, but stuff like comedy sitcoms or political shows, i sit on my butt

 

[Sunsettommy]

Leon Askin died at age 97 3/4 he was ALWAYS a massive fat man

Robert Clary is alive at 96 never a weight problem

Howard Caine died at 67 never a weight problem

John Banner died at 63 always fat

Werner Klemperer died at age 80 normal weight

 

[Polishprince]

Prince, Michael Jackson and Sammy Davis Jr. died at the ages of 57, 50 and 64 and none of them were overweight ever.

 

[RoshawnMarkwees]

The heart disease is from being sedentary, the TV watching is ancillary.

 

[RoshawnMarkwees]

Leon Askin died at age 97 3/4 he was ALWAYS a massive fat man

Robert Clary is alive at 96 never a weight problem

Howard Caine died at 67 never a weight problem

John Banner died at 63 always fat

Werner Klemperer died at age 80 normal weight

And obesity kills. There are lifelong smokers who live to 90. That doesn’t mean smoking is safe or healthy.